World War II hero Lim Bo Seng is among the sights greeting commuters at Serangoon MRT station, which has a new mural celebrating the heritage of the Hougang-Serangoon area. The mural depicts the war hero with members of Force 136, a group of resistance fighters formed by...
which aims to install heritage-themed wall murals across all 35 MRT stations islandwide.
“We hope that the Serangoon mural will remind the residents of Serangoon’s rich history and culture, and help build a stronger sense of identity within the local community,” said SMRT chairman Seah Moon Ming on Saturday. He noted that the war hero’s eldest son, the late Mr Lim Leong Geok, was the first executive director of MRT Corp and managing director of SMRT, oversaw the construction and operations of the entire North-South and East-West lines.
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